| Ove Arup & Partners was asked to design a large walk-through
aviary in Hong Kong Park in Hong Kong Central. They asked Gail Halvorsen
to design the aviary enclosure.
A primary structure of large, simple slender arches was chosen to
contrast with the surrounding skyscrapers and the distant jagged
mountain profile. It also left the space inside clear for the existing
trees. The largest arch spans 62m and rises 30m above the valley
floor. The enclosure is a lightweight cable free-form net made of
strips of woven stainless steel mesh. These are suspended at a distance
from cable nets, which span between the arches, allowing the different
structural elements to be read clearly. |
